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“Blonde” director Andrew Dominik has strong opinions about cultural icon Marilyn Monroe as his NC-17-rated Netflix film starring Ana de Armas as the golden-haired bombshell dropped on Wednesday.Although Dominik. 54, created the movie inspired by Joyce Carol Oates’ fictional book, he’s not a big fan of the late actress’ film career.Dominik spoke to Sight and Sound magazine’s film critic Christina Newland, who shared a portion of her interview that didn’t make the official profile on Twitter Tuesday.“She’s somebody who’s become this huge cultural thing in a whole load of movies that nobody really watches, right?” the New Zealand filmmaker said.

Blonde‘s explicit scenes, claiming they’re harder for people to watch than they were for her to make.In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actress – who stars in the Netflix film as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe – discussed some of the movie’s more uncomfortable moments.These range from sexual assault to abortion, as well as a scene in which Monroe performs oral sex on President John F. Kennedy. However, de Armas made it clear that she always felt safe on set with director and writer Andrew Dominik.“It’s harder for people to watch [those scenes] than for me to make them, because I understood what I was doing and I felt very protected and safe,’ she said.“I didn’t feel exploited because I was in control.

Ana De Armas is currently making waves for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the movie, Blonde, but behind the scenes, her real life is intriguing too. The actress was married for two years to fellow Spanish actor and model, Marc Clotet, several years before she began dating Ben Affleck. MORE: Ana De Armas wore a dress just like Princess Kate's and nobody noticed Ana and Marc looked picture perfect as they walked down the aisle in an intimate ceremony in Costa Brava. WATCH: Ana De Armas stars in steamy movie with Ben Affleck The pair's love didn't last though, and they were only married for two years from 2011-2013 before they divorced. At the time, Marc insisted it was amicable and confirmed their split to Diez Minutos while attending the 2013 Goya Awards. During the interview, the star added: "We are still friends," and are believed to still be. READ: Did you notice Ana de Armas' tribute to Marilyn Monroe at Venice Film Festival?MORE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Archie greets them from school in the most adorable way Marc has a celebrated acting career and became a household name for his appearances in numerous soap operas in his home country before making the transition to film.

2000 best seller of the same title by Joyce Carol Oates, is being rolled out on big and small screens by Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B. “Blonde,” rated NC-17, opened in select theaters Friday. It’s slated for national release on Sept. 23, and will stream globally via Netflix on Sept.

de Armas’ performance.Fans of Ana De Armas or Marilyn Monroe herself may be wondering how to watch “Blonde,” and we’ve gathered the details below.“Blonde” will be streaming on Netflix starting Sept. 28Yes, the film opened in select theaters on Sept. 16.

Ethan Shanfeld “Blonde” director Andrew Dominik has previously said he was unfamiliar with Marilyn Monroe’s filmography before adapting Joyce Carol Oates’ book about the late actor. Now, Dominik says Monroe starred in a “whole lot of movies that nobody really watches,” calling her famous romance film “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” a movie about “well-dressed whores.” Dominik’s comments were part of an outtake from an interview with the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound Magazine. Journalist Christina Newland, who conducted the interview, posted the transcript on Twitter, in which Dominik asked, “Does anyone watch Marilyn Monroe movies?” Newland added in a follow-up tweet: “I do want to make sure I’m doing my due diligence here: [Dominik] did talk about and reference many of her films. He clearly had studied and watched everything: whether he liked it (bar ‘Some Like it Hot,’ which he loves) another story, evidently.”

Netflix’s new Marilyn Monroe movie that hopes to be a major contender during awards season.Running time: 166 minutes. Rated NC-17 (some sexual content). Out Sept.

To say there’s a discourse on social media about Andrew Dominik’s latest film, “Blonde,” is a huge understatement. For years, since the film was announced, especially after the reports of Ana de Armas being cast in the lead, people have been speculating about the Marilyn Monroe biopic, based on the fictionalized history of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name.

Die Hard star stepped away from acting earlier this year after being diagnosed with aphasia – a condition that affects language and speech. Now, Bruce, 67, has become the first Hollywood star to sell his rights to the tech firm Deepcake, allowing his moving and talking image to be used in films and TV and for movie actors past and present to star on screen together. As revealed in the documentary Tech To The Future, the groundbreaking deal paves the way for dead performers to be brought back to life, with Bruce previously ‘starring’ in a Russian phone advert with engineers attaching his digitally-created head to a human body double.

Bruce Willis could feature alongside Marilyn Monroe in a Hollywood blockbuster with the magic of artificial intelligence. The 'Die Hard' star, who stepped away from acting earlier this year after being diagnosed with aphasia – a condition that affects language and speech – has become the first Hollywood star to sell his rights to the tech firm Deepcake, allowing his moving and talking image to be used in films and TV. Movie actors past and present are now able to star on screen together, as revealed in a new documentary 'Tech To The Future'.

Kim Kardashian seems to be on a mission to transform herself into a modern day Marilyn Monroe, and now her latest hair makeover takes her one step closer to achieving this goal.The star has ditched her extra-long lengths for a big blowout, giving her a very Marilyn-like look. As usual, the man behind this bombshell style is Kim’s go-to hairstylist, Chris Appleton. One thing we can always count on Chris for is BTS content of the hair looks he creates on Kim – and he’s delivered that again with this bombshell style.

's portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in (streaming Friday, September 30 on Netflix) is all anyone can talk about these days. But the movie, which chronicles Monroe's career as well as her tumultuous relationships, is just one of many modern interpretations of the late actor's life.

James Martin discuss his weight lossPhillip Schofield and Holly pay their respects to the QueenQueen's Coffin: Charlie Stayt meets members of the public in queueJames Whale clashes with Scottish caller during interviewWatch: Bloodlands series 2 trailerHorsepower: Trailer from Amazon Prime VideoGogglebox cast react to the passing of Queen Elizabeth IIDavid Beckham pays respects to Queen Elizabeth II's coffinSadiq Khan says to anti-royalist protesting 'Is this the best way?'Meghan praised for meeting with royal well-wishersGood Morning Britain guests get in a row over bankers bonus capLeah Bracknell: ITV pay tribute to late Emmerdale actressBen Miller returns as Professor TGB News: Ellie Costello told to switch off camerasEamonn Holmes: 'I was the Queen's favourite presenter'Queen: Russell Myers explains timings of coffin processionBruce Willis could star alongside Marilyn Monroe in a new Hollywood blockbuster thanks to mind-blowing advances in artificial intelligence. Movie actors past and present can now star on screen together without stepping in front of a camera, as revealed in a new documentary Tech To The Future.

Ana de Armas bares it all in the upcoming movie Blonde and she expects the clips to go viral online, which she says is “upsetting just to think about.”

Liza Foreman When Cuban-Spanish actor Ana de Armas was asked to play Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s Netflix feature “Blonde,” she spent months preparing and studying for the role. “It was very important to discover the real woman and bring all of those elements together,” she said Saturday at the San Sebastian Film Festival. “My idea of Marilyn in the past was quite elementary,” she said at a press conference. “I knew her films and little more. To get to know her story was fascinating for me. She represented the dream that we all want to be. So what could go so wrong? I now respect her much more, and understand her better and could humanize her much more, and give her more credit for the effort she put into things.”

with a well-documented who also featured Kardashian on invitations for their spring 23 show. The dress matches up to the rising ’60s nostalgia permeating pop culture right now, as the Olivia Wilde suburbia drama Don’t Worry Darling hits theaters and Blonde, a new Marilyn Monroe , releases soon.Kardashian is a noted fan of the era.

Blonde star Ana de Armas says she went to Marilyn Monroe’s grave to ask permission to play her.The actor plays the Hollywood icon in new Netflix biopic Blonde directed by Andrew Dominik, released in cinemas today (September 23) and streaming next week.In an interview with AnOther, Ana de Armas revealed that she and the Blonde crew visited Monroe’s grave in Los Angeles, at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery to ask permission to tell her story on film.“We got this big card and everyone in the crew wrote a message to her,” de Armas said. Then we went to the cemetery and put it on her grave.

Few movie dramas in recent years have generated as much fevered online speculation as Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde.

Ana De Armas took her role in Blonde very seriously — or should we say gravely?? According to the star, she asked Marilyn Monroe‘s gravesite if it was OK!

Ana de Armas finds it "disgusting" that her nude scenes from the highly anticipated Netflix film "Blonde" will most likely go viral on the internet. "Blonde," which is based on a fictional take the life of Marilyn Monroe, debuts on the streaming service Sept. 28.  Speaking to Variety, de Armas discussed candidly what her reaction will be once the nude scenes hit the internet. "I know what's going to go viral," the 34-year-old actress said, being the one to first address the scenes.

Ana De Armas has "never wanted" the attention that comes with fame. The 34-year-old actress - who dated 'Argo' star Ben Affleck just before he rekindled his romance with now-wife Jennifer Lopez - explained that she finds it "disrespectful" when the media report on anything outside of her professional life. She said: "I have never been someone that wants any attention that’s not about my work.

for women across the globe. (Ever heard of the ? Yeah.) Her spectacular taste in fashion hasn't yet eclipsed her years of dedicated royal service, but it has come close. But while British tabloids have followed the Princess of Wales's personal style like hawks in order to predict what trends the land of beans-on-toast will obsess over next, Americans were more likely to look to a Kardashian for style inspo than a Duchess.

Ana de Armas understands the paparazzi circus that often surrounded Marilyn Monroe, because she's felt it too. In a new interview with , the  actress touched on the often «unsafe» and «dangerous» attention she received while dating Ben Affleck and why it drew her closer to Monroe.«I have never been someone that wants any attention that’s not about my work,» de Armas says of the intense focus on her romantic life. «So, when the attention is not about my work, it is upsetting, and it feels disrespectful, and it feels inappropriate, and it feels dangerous and unsafe.»She continues, «But, especially in this country, I don’t know how you can find protection. I don’t know how you can stop that from happening, other than leaving.» Though she didn't leave the country, de Armas did move to New York not long after her breakup with Affleck in 2021.

Ana De Armas is opening up.

Netflix film “Blonde.” The Andrew Dominik-directed drama is rated a rare and staggering NC-17, and is full of sexual scenes and nudity. De Armas, 34, is well aware that certain intimate scenes will circulate on the internet, however, she feels that there is nothing she can do about it.“I know what’s going to go viral, and it’s disgusting,” the Cuban actress told Variety in a recent profile.The “Knives Out” star continued: “It’s upsetting just to think about it.

Ana de Armas needed to convince Netflix that she could be Marilyn Monroe. She was already the first choice of director Andrew Dominik, whose film “Blonde,” a surrealist vision of the life and death of the screen legend, had been reportedly cast with various leading ladies before alighting on de Armas, but “Knives Out” — the hit film in which the previously little-known performer sat at the center of the mystery — hadn’t yet come out. In 2019, few knew her name. De Armas brought her accent coach to the in-person screen test with Netflix. “I hadn’t had the training and the voice and everything,” says de Armas, who was born and raised in Cuba. “So my coach was crouching on the floor, under the table.” The stakes were high. “I just knew that everything we did that day was going to be the definitive test of the movie to be greenlit or not.” The scene was one in which Monroe pleads with husband Joe DiMaggio to let her move to New York so that she can “start from zero, away from Hollywood,” de Armas recalls; passion had to enter Monroe’s voice, all as the woman under the table fed de Armas the proper pronunciations of the lines.

Zack Sharf Ana de Armas is earning some of the best reviews of her career for her performance as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” and yet she’s well aware that it will be her nude scenes that end up getting the most exposure online. As the actor said during her Variety cover story interview, “I know what’s going to go viral, and it’s disgusting.” “Blonde” is set to stream globally on Netflix starting Sept. 28, which means viewers will have the ability to clip scenes from the film or take screenshots and share them online. De Armas expects her nude scenes to circulate widely online, but that reception to the film never scared her off from taking on the role of Monroe.

Ana de Armas continues her Blonde promo with two more appearances in New York City.

Ana de Armas is a red carpet icon, known for her amazing looks and her cool attitude under the camera’s lens. On an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, de Armas shared her trick for remaining calm and cool while walking the red carpet: try not to trip.Ana de Armas cries as ‘Blonde’ receives a 14-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film FestivalHow Ana De Armas was haunted by Marilyn Monroe’s ghost: ‘She would also throw things off the wall’De Armas was promoting “Blonde,” where she stars as Marilyn Monroe. The film, which has been years in the making, is one of the most awaited releases of the year, and one that’s likely to be a contender as we enter awards season.

Ana de Armas went out of her way to try and secure Marilyn Monroe‘s blessing from beyond the grave before diving into the creation of Blonde.

AnOther magazine, the actress said she actually visited Marilyn's grave to ask for permission to portray the movie star and pop culture icon in Netflix's "Blonde.""We got this big card and everyone in the crew wrote a message to her," she said. "Then we went to the cemetery and put it on her grave. We were asking for permission in a way."While the "Knives Out" actress didn't indicate whether the ghost of the "Some Like It Hot" star responded that day, she and the crew went through with the film."Everyone felt a huge responsibility, and we were very aware of the side of the story we were going to tell — the story of Norma Jeane, the person behind this character, Marilyn Monroe.

When it comes to biopics, they don’t get much more intensely intimate than Andrew Dominik‘s “Blonde.” And the film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month confirmed that Ana de Armas expertly channels Marilyn Monroe in her performance. In fact, de Armas got so close to Monroe during the film’s production the actress attempted to contact the deceased starlet, in a way.

of Queen Elizabeth II, it's clear that she was a remarkable woman. She was a steadfast leader, a skilled diplomat and, as it turns out, she was a very smooth operator in awkward social situations without us even realizing it. Over her 70-year reign, the Queen had to meet, greet, host and entertain thousands of people, which was probably fun when it's Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga, Frank Sinatra, and Barak Obama (all of ).

Kelly Clarkson felt "freaked out" to be "cemented in history" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 40-year-old pop star shot to fame back in 2002 when she won the inaugural series of 'American Idol' and has been given the prestigious honour of a spot on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles located outside the Dolby Theater where the reality singing competition was filmed. Asked what it felt like to be "cemented in history", she told 'Entertainment Tonight': "Wow, how you just said it kind of freaked me out, that's crazy.

Michaela Zee editor The first time “Blonde” star Adrien Brody saw Ana de Armas’ transformation into Marilyn Monroe was on set right before filming their first scene together. “I was transported to another time and place,” Brody, who plays Arthur Miller (aka The Playwright), told Variety at the U.S. premiere of “Blonde” in Hollywood Tuesday night. “I really thought she channeled [Marilyn] — she brought a nuanced, emotionally present [and] connected impression of her. I’m still blown away by it. It was really impressive.” Based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name, “Blonde” presents a reimagined version of the iconic actor’s life, from the traumatic childhood of Norma Jeane Baker to her rise to fame as Marilyn Monroe. The supporting cast includes Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel, Evan Williams, Sara Paxton and Scoot McNairy.

“Partner Track,” “Lost Ollie” and seven other book-based projects found their way onto streamers last month, including HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of the Dragon.” September has more theatrical releases, but fewer book adaptations to look forward to. Those that are coming out this month have rich history though, especially “The Rings of Power” series that Amazon has based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s books and appendices.There’s also “The Silent Twins” starring Letitia Wright and Jodhi May as well as Andrew Dominik’s feature film “Blonde” adapted from Joyce Carol Oates’ book about the career of Marilyn Monroe.Here are six book to screen adaptations coming out in September:J.R.R.